HHAL NEWS OF THE MONTH121507

Cholesterol Lowering Drugs And The Risk Of Hemorrhagic Stroke

13 Dec 2007   

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/printerfriendlynews.php?newsid=91617

 

 

Why use steroids? They work

http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USN1320020520071213

Ingredient in human semen may enhance HIV infection

http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USN1326149820071213

In Women at Apparent Low Risk, Coronary Calcium May Predict Cardiovascular Events

Archives of Internal Medicine article (Free abstract; full text requires subscription)

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Diet : High in fiber will reduce risk of  diabetes

-Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Cereal Fiber Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Black Women

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Eat too much rice can cause diabetes 

-Prospective Study of Dietary Carbohydrates, Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-aged Chinese Women

http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/167/21/2310

 

Physical Activity Recommendations and Decreased Risk of Mortality

JAMA article (Free abstract; full text requires subscription)

 

 Diet:

          Mediterranean diet: prolong life

 1: Arch Intern Med. 2007 Dec 10;167(22):2461-8.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=18071168&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

 

Less Sleep = More Hypertension

[Medline® abstract]

 

Antibiotic, Nasal Steroid Not Effective for Treating Acute Sinusitis

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Antibiotics Are Rarely Indicated for Respiratory Tract Infections

But elderly patients at risk for pneumonia might benefit.

Research Database. BMJ 2007 Nov 10; 335:982.

 

Childhood Body-Mass Index and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Adulthood

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/23/2329?linkType=FULL&journalCode=nejm&resid=357/23/2329

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Increasing BMI Is Associated with Increased Cancer Risk and Mortality in Women

BMJ 2007 Dec 1

 

Weight, shape, and mortality risk in older persons: elevated waist-hip ratio, not high body mass index, is associated with a greater risk of death.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez

 

Certain diabetic medication may make you live shorter (TZD especially Rosiglitazone or avandia)

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/298/22/2634

 

Hypertension :

In treating essential hypertension should try generic ACE Inhibitor group first.

Comparative Effectiveness of ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers for Hypertension

A meta-analysis revealed no between-class difference in effectiveness but a dearth of clinical outcomes data.

Ann Intern Med 2007 Nov 5;